Winemaker Notes
A beautiful deep pink in color with distinct mineral aromas with hints of undergrowth. The palate is fruit-driven and delicate with hints of minerality and finishes with a gentle persistence.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2022 Les Lauzeraies Tavel is a formidable and attention-grabbing Rose. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of blueberries, raspberries, and hints of rocks-in-the-desert. Pair it with grilled salmon steaks topped with freshly cracked black peppercorns. (Tasted: May 7, 2023, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Tavel Les Lauzeraies is another attractive Tavel from the local cave cooperative. A bit stonier and garrigue-scented than many of the other cuvées, it's medium to full-bodied, fully dry and almost savory in style, with the merest hints of red berries and citrus on the finish.
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Wine Spectator
the richness. Reveals red licorice, cherry and plum flavors that are fleshy and broad, with subtle fine-grained tannins providing a ballast. The warm finish is adorned with dried flower petal and shaved iron details. Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2025.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
The only all-rosé appellation in the Rhone, a Tavel comes in many hues from light salmon to bright pink and is said to be the only rosé that can actually age—and improve. The rosé wines of Tavel have a great historic reputation, having been favored by King Louis XIV in the 18th century, as well as famous authors, Balzac and Mistral.
Tavel are always dry but the high percentage of the fruity Grenache (30-60% of the blend by law) and even Cinsault, give charming aromas and flavors that make them feel "almost sweet." A great Tavel rosé will have a bouquet suggestive of rose petals, apricot, strawberry and red currant. The palate may be fleshy, round and layered but is always fresh and balanced.